Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-Nine [Heavenly Dao Salary Received?] (8500)
Chen Yan didn’t give the entire Bone Forging Pill to Lu Sisi but instead cut it into three pieces with a knife.
When Chu Keqing previously consumed a pill, she could digest it completely—Cloud Sect Technique cannot nourish the flesh, and Chu Keqing’s physical condition was still at the level of an ordinary person, just slightly better.
Lu Sisi’s constitution is relatively weak among ordinary people, but in essence, she’s in the same category as Chu Keqing.
If Chu Keqing could digest a whole Bone Forging Pill, then for Lu Sisi... taking a third should not be a problem.
Chen Yan placed a third of the Bone Forging Pill in Lu Sisi’s hand.
Lu Sisi took it without a moment’s hesitation and promptly put it in her mouth. After chewing it a few times, she swallowed it down forcefully.
The girl frowned, "It’s so bitter."
"Just bitter?" ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵⁂𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⁂𝓷𝓮𝓽
"Hmm... and a bit astringent too." Lu Sisi scrunched her small face, trying to savor the taste: "It has a faint rusty flavor, like... blood?"
Chen Yan nodded; he had never tasted a Bone Forging Pill himself, but he was curious and wanted to judge its composition through this.
"Now that you’ve eaten it, what’s next?" Lu Sisi looked at Chen Yan eagerly.
Chen Yan smiled, "Just sit and wait for a little while, alright? If you notice any abnormal changes in your body, let me know immediately."
"Okay!" Lu Sisi focused her mind and calmed her breath.
Since waiting was the plan, she didn’t stay idle and began meditating as per the Cloud Sect Technique, sensing the presence of Primordial Qi.
An hour later, Lu Sisi’s face was visibly flushed, and her expression seemed to subtly change, her breathing slightly labored.
"I feel my body heating up," Lu Sisi whispered.
"Hmm." Chen Yan was not surprised, as Chu Keqing had reported similar post-treatment effects.
Indeed, Lu Sisi’s cheeks were rosy, as if painted with rouge.
Noting the flush on her face, Chen Yan reached out and touched her forehead, finding it hot, akin to a fever, yet Lu Sisi maintained she didn’t suffer the sick dizziness typical of a fever, only a stifling heat in her body, especially in her abdomen, which felt as though she held a furnace inside.
Chen Yan nodded, swiftly taking out a few bottles of mineral water, unscrewing one, and placing it in front of Lu Sisi.
Chen Yan sat beside her, gently grasping Lu Sisi’s left wrist, channeling a stream of Primordial Qi into her body, which quickly circulated around her chest and abdomen.
Wherever the Primordial Qi reached, Chen Yan could sense an intense cluster of medicinal power gathered in Lu Sisi’s abdomen, unable to disperse due to its sheer intensity, raising her body temperature higher and higher!
Without the Qi’s intervention, relying on her mortal physique, Lu Sisi could not withstand such medicinal power.
If left unchecked and the heat persisted, she might end up burning increasingly hot, possibly to the point of bleeding out, severely injured, or worse.
Seeing Lu Sisi’s flushed face, Chen Yan guided the Primordial Qi to the fiery concentration in her abdomen, gradually peeling the medicinal power apart and channeling it throughout her body—organs, limbs, every part....
As the Qi broke down the medicinal power, it no longer formed a concentration, and the heat in her chest and abdomen gradually diminished but spread throughout her body.
Without sparing any Primordial Qi, Chen Yan aided Lu Sisi in dissolving the medicinal power, subtly distributing the fiery energy via the Qi across her entire body....
Lu Sisi began sweating, profusely!
Sweat poured down her forehead like rain, her breathing becoming labored, and soon even the front and back of her garments were soaked.
"Hot, and... a little short of breath," Lu Sisi whispered, gasping.
"Endure it; it might be a bit uncomfortable, but rest assured, with me here, you’re safe from any harm."
Lu Sisi nodded, glanced at Chen Yan, "I trust you."
Chen Yan handed Lu Sisi a bottle of mineral water, which she took and surprisingly drank all in one go.
After drinking the water, Lu Sisi felt the dryness and panic in her heart ease a bit. She exhaled deeply.
Yet, moments later, her expression suddenly turned awkward, her eyes carrying a hint of embarrassment.
"This smell..." Lu Sisi’s eyes flitted nervously, avoiding Chen Yan’s gaze.
At this moment, Lu Sisi was still drenched in sweat, which pervaded the air with a faint sour odor as it covered her body.
Chen Yan’s heart stirred; he would never disdain his girlfriend. He reached over, gently wiped the back of Lu Sisi’s neck, and felt a layer of moisture on his fingertips, rubbing them together softly.
The sweat on his fingertips felt sticky, laden with impurities.
"It’s okay, it’s normal," Chen Yan smiled gently.
Chu Keqing had informed him of such a sour smell when sweating.
"Your body might be detoxifying under the pill’s influence, expelling toxins and impurities left from consuming the grains and various illnesses of eighteen years in this world."